Concrete tile



Oct. 20

J. w. WARREN CONCRETE TILE Filed June 11 Patented Get. 20? 1925.

UNITED STATES JOVI-IN WRIGHT WAR-REN, OF,ELIZABETHTON,@TENNESSEE.

CONCRETE TILE.

y Applicationrfledlune 11 1923.` Serial Noealvlf.

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Be it known that I, JOHN lirici-rr WAR- inem a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at Elizabethton, in the county of Carter and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Concrete Tiles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others slilled'in the art to which it appertains to inake and use the same. f

This invention relates to improvements in tiles and more particularlyy to an improved concrete tile of the Spanish type.

The primary object of the invention is to furnish ay relatively liO'ht concrete tile of inexpensive construction, which may be placed in proper order on a roof by an unskilled person and which when assembled on a roof will form a leali-proof construction.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide tiles which will overlap `accurately without tapering the tiles. -This is accoml plislied by making the lower edge at one side of the tile in substantially the same plane as the upper surface of an opposite portion of j the tile.

l That is to say it is an object of the present invention to produce `cement or concrete rooiing tiles of the character indicated, provided with end and intermediatetrans-i versely arranged downwardly extending ribs or flanges, whichlatter are of equal depth or thickness at all points when measured 11i perpendicular parallel lines;v or,`in other,

words7 tiles of the Spanish type in which the extreme top andthe extreme bottom radii of their body portions, are the same,

therebyinsuring a closeness of end lit, andy weather-proof joints, between adjacent overlappingtiles, not otherwise obtainable.

A further object of this invention is the production ofceinent or concrete tiles of the Spanish type having a substantially semi` cylindrical body portion, as distinguished fromthe ordinary pressed clay Spanishy tile having' tapering or downwardly diverging sides. j

Afurther object is to provide a tile of this character with an upwardly extending` in.

,thetile to incline transversely.

nail through the ltile at the proper point.L These depressions are so arranged that the tile may bel cut in various ways for hips and valleys in a roof and still depressions for the nails will be left at `the portion of the tile retained. i

Another object of the invention is to provide a5 tile of this character with transverse end lugs adapted to engage cleats on a roof. Extra lugs areprovided between the ends of the tile so that the tile can be used in onethird or two-thirdslengths and still be capable of engaging a roof cleat. The lugs on the tile also serve to reinforce the latter and produce a tile of maximum A'strength and minimum weight.

*j With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in. a novel article of manufacture illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly defined in the claims.

Referring tothe drawings: i Figure l is a vertical sectionalview of a yslanting roof with a rfew of the improved Vtiles arranged thereon;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view partly broken away of four of the improved tiles arranged in assembled relation; i l

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken onthe line 3 3 ofFig. 2i

Fig.: 4L is aitopyplan view of one of the improved titles; j and Fig. 5 "s ay transverse yvertical sectional view taken on line of Fig. 4.

As best shown in Figs. i and 5, the improved tile has a `horizontal, edge portion l -`which forms the extremityy of a seini-cylindrical portion 2 and is arranged in subst-an- V'tially the saine plane as the'upper surfaces of an intermediate portion 3 of the tile. An

`upwardly and outwardly extending inclined portion 4 extends from the portion 3 to the vertical side edge l The edge 1 is arranged in substantially the same plane as the upper surface of the part 3 in order that said edge ymay restvon the part 3 of an adjacent tile when the tiles are in assembled relation, as shown in Fig. 3, and`this without causing They up` wardly and outwardlyinclined portion 4:, as shown in Fig. 3, is adapted to extend under the seini-cylindrical portion 2 of an adjacent tile and the ribs l1 and l2 on the under side of portion 2 will cut off capillary attraction and prevent rain and the like from working under the edge 1 of one tile and passing up the portion 4 which lies beneath the same.

The tile is provided with two downwardly extending transverse end ribs G and 7, which as shown in Fig. 1, are designed to engage cleats 8 and 9 arranged on the roof 10 in order to prevent longitudinal movement of the tiles.

In addition to the lugs or ribs 6 and 7, the tile is also provided with depending transverse ribs 11 and 12 which function to reinforce the tile, and act as cleat engaging members when the tile is divided transversely. For instance if a point in the root is reached where a tile olE i'ull length cannot be used, then the tile is divided so that the part used is one-third or two-thirds the entire length oi the original tile. Under such circumstances the rib 1l or lug '2 may engage the cleat 9 on the root. serves to cut oii' capillary attraction and vprevent leakage.

The intermediate portion 3 of the tile is provided on its under side with depressions 13, which do not extend entirely through the tile. rThese depressions are provided to enable a nail to be driven through the tile at a desired point without splitting the tile. A number of these depressions 15 are placed in each tile, so that a nail may be driven through one of the depressions even though the tile has been cut transversely or diagonally into a` piece one-third or two-thirds or any size ot its original length. For instance, il the end portion of the tile beyond the rib 12 is cut oli', then one of the depressions 133 lying between the ribs 11 and 12 may be utilized in driving the nail.

Diagonally opposite corners of the tile are provided with parallel edges 14 and 15 to facilitate laying the tiles. As shown in Fig. 2, the edge 15 of one tile abuts against the edge 1l4 of an adjacent tile in a lower row and this engagement aids in preventing shifting movement of either tile.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction of the tiles and the manner of laying the same will be readily understood, and it is apparent that changes in design may be, resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

`What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters-Patent is:

1. A tile including tranverse downwardly extending cleat engaging end ribs and spaced downwardly extending transverse intermediate ribs, said latter ribs construct-ed and arranged to form cleat engaging ribs Lug G alsowhen the tile is transversely divided intermediate its ends.

2. A tile including transverse downwardly extending cleat engaging end ribs, spaced downwardly extended transverse intermediate ribs and nail receiving cavities formed in said tile throughout its length, all constructed and arranged to provide cleat engaging ribs and means for astenmg the tile to the rootl when said tile is transversely divided.

3. A tile including a substantially semicylindrical portion terminating in a horizontal edge, an intermediate portion merging into the substantially semi-cylindrical portion and having an unobstructed upper surface in substantially the same plane as said horizontal edge, an upwardly and outwardly inclined portion merging into said intermediate portion and forming an edge portionot' the tile adapted to rest beneath the substantially semi-cylindrical portion of a similar tile, transverse end ribs projecting downwardly from the under surface of the tile, and continuous transverse downwardly extending intermediate ribs arranged on the under side ot the tile and spaced from the end ribs to provide cleat engaging members when the tile is split transversely, the intermediate portion of the tile having depressions arranged between the intermediate ribs and between the intermediate ribs and the end ribs, said depressions being ot less depth than the thickness of the intermediate portion o'tI the tile and extending only part way through said intermediate portion.

Il. A cement or concrete tile including transverse downwardly extending cleat engaging end ribs the latter of equal thickness at all points when measured in perpendicular parallel lines in combination with spaced downwardly extending transverse intermediate ribs, said intermediate ribs constructed and arranged to form cleat-engaging ribs when the tile is divided transversely.

5. A cement or concrete tile of the Spanish type having a. substantially semi-cylindrical body portion, and transverse downwardly extending cleat-engaging end ribs of equal thickness at all points when measured -in perpendicular parallel lines, in combination with spaced downwardly extending transverse intermediate ribs, the latter constructed and arranged to form cleat-engaging ribs when the tile is divided transversely.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

J OHN IVRIGHT WARREN. 

